'V n as n' - Construction 10

Name: the begin a time period as construction
Description: A person begins or ends a time period in a specific way.
Verbs: begin, continue, end, finish, start, start off, start out
Example: He began his career as a journalist… (BNC)
Membership: relation
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Carrier; NP2: Time; NP3: Attribute
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